unbound

American  

[uhn-bound] / ʌnˈbaʊnd /

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of unbind.

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adjective

1. not bound, as a book.

2. free; not attached, as by a chemical bond.

   unbound electrons.

unbound British  

/ ʌnˈbaʊnd /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of unbind

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adjective

1. (of a book) not bound within a cover

2. not restrained or tied down by bonds

3. (of a morpheme) able to form a word by itself; free

Etymology

Origin of unbound

before 900; (adj.) Middle English unbounde, unbunden, Old English unbunden; un- ¹, bound ¹

Example Sentences

His scores, with their inherent rigor and overt religiosity, seemingly simple structure and patient exposition, conjure a world both foundational and unbound.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The Brutalist” is a film, in part, about the perils of unbound creativity, but Corbet manages to prove his own film wrong by assembling the most monumental achievement of any of the five nominees.

From Salon

But once he releases his delegates, they would be unbound by his wishes, meaning any number of candidates can try to win a majority of more than 4,500 voting party delegates.

From Los Angeles Times

South Dakota’s 29 unbound delegates are not tied to primary results.

From Seattle Times

They are elected as unbound delegates, meaning they are not obligated to vote for any particular candidate at the convention.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

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